Lynn Downey is a native California writer, archivist and historian. She has been the company Historian for Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco since 1989 and is the co-author of four books, whose topics range from Levi's® jeans to the tile of Catalina Island. She also has thirty journal articles, book reviews and essays to her credit, and these have appeared in magazines ranging from Sportswear International to California History.

As media spokesperson for history at LS&CO., Lynn has appeared on television programs as diverse as “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Central Valley Chronicles,” “Good Day L.A.” and the British version of “Antiques Roadshow.” She also been interviewed for Vogue, Dazed and Confused and DenimHunt.com, among many other print and online publications.

Lynn regularly lectures about California and Levi Strauss & Co. history, and has  spoken at workshops for the Oakland Museum, the Society of American Archivists, the Society of California Archivists, the Landmarks Council of San Francisco and the California Council for the Promotion of History. She is also the former Chair of the Frank Lloyd Wright Marin County Civic Center Conservancy in San Rafael.